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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1016 PM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

For waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on Lake Erie

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

.SYNOPSIS...
A warm front will lift across the lake late tonight. Low pressure
29.60 inches will pass north of the lake on Sunday and extend a
cold front across the lake that will push south of the lake by
Sunday evening. High pressure 30.10 inches enters the lake Sunday
night. The front will return north as a warm front on Tuesday.
Low pressure 29.20 inches over the Midwest on Tuesday night will
move northeast into the Great Lakes region for Wednesday.

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Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM
offshoreline to US-Canadian border-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
1016 PM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast
less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers during the day, then showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
1016 PM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to
3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet, then
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Geneva-on-the-
Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
1016 PM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast
less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely Tuesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
1016 PM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A slight
chance of showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms through early afternoon, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast
less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely Tuesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 1403/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 11410 11420 12530 11620 11610 11710. Waves 2
feet or less overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Sunday. Waves 1 to 3
feet Sunday evening.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 11510 11420 12530 11620 11610 11710. Waves
1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet
Sunday. Waves 2 to 4 feet Sunday evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12500 11410 11420 11520 11620 12610. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet
overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Sunday.
Waves 2 to 4 feet Sunday evening.

$$